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Two Men Who Were There Share What They Saw, What They Survived, and Why We Must Remember

A few alternate titles that could also work:

• 25 Years Later: The 9/11 Stories We Cannot Let Die
• They Were There: Remembering September 11, 25 Years Later
• Where Were You on 9/11? Stories From Ground Zero and Lower Manhattan
• Never Forget: Two Survivors Remember 9/11, 25 Years Later
• The Day America Changed: 25 Years Later, Their Stories Still Matter

Twenty-five years later, the question still stops many of us in our tracks:

Where were you on September 11, 2001?

In this special episode of the 318 Brotherhood Podcast, Coach Rick Kauffman shares powerful conversations from our Patriot Day gathering with men whose lives were directly shaped by that day.

You’ll hear from Joseph Grimaldi, a former law-enforcement officer and K9 handler who deployed to Ground Zero beginning September 12 and spent months working in the aftermath. Decades later, he continues to live with serious health consequences connected to that service, but his message remains focused on the men and women who never came home.

You’ll also hear from John, who was working with New York City Parks Enforcement near Battery Park when the towers were struck. He witnessed the second plane hit and was close enough to the destruction that decisions made in those moments helped save his life.

Other veterans and brothers also share where they were, how September 11 changed the course of their lives, and why remembering these stories matters.

This conversation is not about politics.

It is about memory, sacrifice, service, loss, courage, faith, and responsibility.

An entire generation has now grown up without personally remembering that morning.

That means those of us who were there, who served, who witnessed it, or who lived through it carry a responsibility:

Tell the story.

Because when stories disappear, history becomes easier to forget.

And these stories matter.

To every first responder, service member, survivor, family member, and every person still carrying the physical and emotional consequences of September 11:

We remember you.

We honor you.

And we will not forget.

If you’re a man looking for faith, brotherhood, accountability, and meaningful conversations with men walking through life together:

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318, Brother.